This is how my daughter counts "1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9...pink". It's awesome.

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Cars & Ogres & Shoes

Today I turned on the t.v. and flipped thought the channels to Treehouse for Draya. She made me go back 3 channels so that she could watch NASCAR Racing instead. It only held her interest for a few minutes but it was funny. It's all because we watched Cars last weekend. Shrek is still her big hero though. She talks about Shrek & Donkey & Dragon ALL the time and loves playing with the Shrek toys we got from McDonalds & Save on Foods.
Draya also insisted on walking down the stairs in my heels tonight - with help from Daddy of course. Usually she just walks around in them upstairs.

Painting & Playing

On Saturday we all went out to L's parent's acreage to paint signs & dance floor boards for L & A's wedding. Draya loved playing on the old slide and swing. She also got into the paint a little bit...

Going Out On Her Own

Last night at 10 pm Draya decided that she wanted to visit Nana & Papa. So, she put on Daddy's shoes and gathered her stuff and wander the house announcing her intentions to "go see Nana & Papa". It was very cute.
Draya is talking WAY more these days! Complete thoughts and almost complete sentences. She's got quite the little personality!

So Many Questions!!

Draya has started the "what's that?" and "why?" phase of her life.
It's really cute but does get a little annoying when she asks about the same item over & over again!

Photos & Weekend Update

As usual, Draya had a very busy weekend. On Saturday she went to I's BD in the park and then to H's BBQ. On Sunday she went to G'ma & G'pa's with Daddy while Mommy stayed home and had a relaxing & quiet afternoon by herself. It was a wonderful Mothers Day gift!
Below are some photos of her Saturday adventures...

In the morning Draya helped Daddy make pancakes.
When we arrived at the park, the BD girl got Draya some ice cream and the girls posed for photos.
Draya had lots of fun climbing the ladder,
sliding down the spiral slide,
and swinging on the big kid swings.
When things began to quiet down, she spent some time going through S's wallet.
After we left the park, all 3 of the girls enjoyed using I's new patio set.
Later, Draya had lots of fun playing in the tall grass at H's house.
And then she rested... for a few seconds.

Also, Mommy has started a Fan Club for Draya on Facebook. So far it has 33 members - all friend of Mommy & Daddy & Draya of course - it's a private fan club and you must have Mommy's permission to join.

Sick Day

Draya & I stayed home today because her body is fighting some sort of illness. She has a cough and an occasionally runny nose. She had a fever at about 5 a.m. on Sunday morning, yesterday at daycare (so I picked her up early) and last night for a few hours. I thought her temperature might be starting to go up a few times to day to but then it didn't. Good thing because it is difficult to get medicine into her! The old mix it into her apple juice doesn't work as well as it used to.
She was pretty moody, cuddly and clingy today and I think the quiet day in did her some good.
In any case it's back to work and daycare tomorrow... barring a fever relapse of course.

Recent Events Caught on Camera

Sharing cake with Daddy and a toy with her cousin at Uncle R's BD party on April 20th.



Draya got her first lolly-pop in the treat bag from B's birthday party. She loved it!



Eating desert with Gg'pa & Gg'ma on April 22nd.


Some great shots of Draya at O's BD party on April 28th.





Last week we walked into the living room and found Draya watching T.V. like this...

You know your spending to much time with a toddler when...

You excuse yourself to "go to the potty" when there are only other adults around.

I never though I'd hear myself say... #3

Good spitting dear! Keep practising.

Status Update

Draya had her 2 year (26 month) check-up today. She is 25.5 pounds. As always, I have forgotten how tall she is but she IS petite, in about the 30% percentile size wise, but well proportioned. But we'll be keeping her on 3% milk. I also need to get a little more fiber into her diet.
On another note, I am going to actively try curbing her T.V. watching. Some days she sees close to 3 hours! I was reading an article in the Dr's office & as I have known all along, that is too much! And clips & movie trailers on the computer will count towards her T.V. time too.
The good news is that Draya LOVES to be outside and for walks. As soon as it dries off again here we'll probably go to the park every night that we are at home.
Last night I took Draya to the opening of the Sp Gr library. She coloured a puppet, decorated a cookie and had great fun splashing in the puddles in the parking lot! We even took out some Mercer Mayer books for her.

Don't Leave Me Mommy!

New this week: Draya has been crying when I leave daycare again. She wants me to hold her and not leave. Her teacher has to hold her and cuddle her when I go or it's worse. It's like she was when she first started going there... a year ago.